Mr. Eric
Wyndham-White was, on 23 March 1965, named to the
newly-created post of Director-General of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Prior to becoming
Executive Secretary of the GATT in 1948, Mr.
Wyndham-White held important posts in the service of the
British Government. He served with UNRRA; he
was Secretary-General of the Emergency Economic Committee
for Europe, and he was Executive Secretary of the
Preparatory Committee for the International Trade
Organization and later, of the Havana Conference.
He practiced as a member of the English Bar before the
Second World War and held a law degree of the University
of London.